The Stool Pigeon 2010
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Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster plotting a jewelry heist. He seeks ex-convict Ghost, who agrees to work for Don despite vowing to go straight since he's desperately in need of money to repay a debt and save his sister. Ghost's driving skills help him infiltrate Barbarian's gang and earn his trust, but by feeding information to Don and hooking up with Barbarian's girlfriend Dee, Ghost is pushing himself into a tight and deadly corner...
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Vocabulary
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| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 歌手 歌手 | singer | |
| 纪念 紀念 | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir | |
| 飞行 飛行 | (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation | |
| 离婚 離婚 | to divorce | |
| 双方 雙方 | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 古 古 | ancient; old; paleo- | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 快速 快速 | fast; high-speed; rapid | |
| 资格 資格 | qualifications; seniority | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 强烈 強烈 | strong; intense | |
| 到达 到達 | to reach; to arrive | |
| 商业 商業 | business; trade; commerce | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 导演 導演 | to direct; director (film etc) | |
| 互相 互相 | each other; mutually; mutual | |
| 紧急 緊急 | urgent; emergency | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 阳光 陽光 | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny) | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 反正 反正 | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | |
| 文章 文章 | article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning | |
| 浪费 浪費 | to waste; to squander | |
| 电子 電子 | electronic; electron (particle physics) | |
| 付 付 | to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things | |
| 交流 交流 | to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb) | |
| 简直 簡直 | simply; really | |
| 咖啡 咖啡 | coffee (loanword) | |
| 布 佈 | cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known | |
| 奇怪 奇怪 | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled | |
| 演员 演員 | actor or actress; performer | |
| 顿 頓 | to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal | |
| 等待 等待 | to wait; to wait for | |
| 害怕 害怕 | to be afraid; to be scared | |
| 消失 消失 | to disappear; to fade away | |
| 事故 事故 | accident | |
| 麻烦 麻煩 | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble | |
| 调 調 | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 程度 程度 | degree; level; extent | |
| 年代 年代 | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period | |
| 效果 效果 | result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 完美 完美 | perfect |